In an Attempt to Understand a Recent Increase in Female

Multiple Choice

In an attempt to understand a recent increase in female arrests for assault, a comparison of UCR and NVCS data revealed that the apparent trend was most likely attributable to

A) dramatic increases in female violent offending
B) a falsification of data by police departments
C) a relative decrease in male criminality
D) net-widening policies that have made police more likely to arrest females